Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has issued a scathing statement accusing former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of disloyalty, inconsistency, and opportunism in the aftermath of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 electoral defeat.
In a release titled “Blame President Akufo-Addo,” Dr. Boakye-Danquah condemned Bawumia’s ongoing “justification tour” — which the former Vice President frames as a “Thank You Tour” — as a calculated effort to distance himself from the failures of the Akufo-Addo administration and rewrite his role in the government.
According to Dr. Boakye-Danquah, Bawumia’s attempts to disown controversial government policies, such as the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) and the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), expose a troubling pattern of selective amnesia and betrayal.
“As Vice President and a senior member of the Economic Management Team, Dr. Bawumia had the platform to voice dissent when these policies were being formulated and implemented,” he wrote. “Instead, he remained silent, only to later claim opposition when it suited his political ambitions.”
Dr. Boakye-Danquah accused Bawumia of abandoning collective responsibility for economic challenges, including the cost-of-living crisis and fuel price hikes, all while portraying himself as a powerless “driver’s mate” in government.
“Bawumia was not a bystander,” Dr. Boakye-Danquah stated. “He was a key architect of the economic policies he now seeks to disown.”
The statement also pointed to Bawumia’s shifting stance on major initiatives like the National Cathedral project and the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), criticizing him for conveniently distancing himself from policies he once publicly supported. Dr. Boakye-Danquah further noted Bawumia’s silence during the collapse of youth-centered initiatives such as NABCO and delays in payments to caterers and afforestation workers.
“His inconsistencies—championing policies in power but disowning them in defeat—and his disloyalty to the President and the party that elevated him discredit his credibility as a leader,” he said.
Dr. Boakye-Danquah also took issue with Bawumia’s criticisms of the NPP’s internal processes, particularly the delegate system that secured his flagbearer position. He described Bawumia’s narrative as undermining the unity and integrity of the party and betraying the trust placed in him by President Akufo-Addo.
“Ghanaians deserve a leader who takes responsibility, not one who shifts blame to salvage personal ambition,” Dr. Boakye-Danquah concluded.
